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Crested Coua
Coua cristata (Linnaeus, C 1766)
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Species distribution
Geographical range
Value: Resident, forest, savanna: all lowlands of Madagascar to 900m asl.
Source: africanbirdclub.org
Value: Africa: Madagascar
Source: IOC 12.1
Value: Madagascar (except central)
Source: Clements, version 2024
Breeding restricted to island(s)
Value: 1
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Latitudinal range
Value: Tropical-Temperate
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Migration strategy
Value: Sedentary
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
Total range size
Value: > 50000
Units: km2
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Realm
Value: Madagascar
Source: Pigot et al. 2020
Value: Madagascar & islands
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Sedentary, largely does not migrate
Value: 1: Yes
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Range and population size
Has restricted range?
Value: N
Source: Birdlife's Worldbird Database
Habitat
Altitude
Value:
Range: 0 - 700
Units: m
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Minimum and maximum altitude recorded
Value:
Range: - 1150
Units: m
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Altitude range
Value: 700
Units: m
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Number of major habitats used
Value: 4
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Habitat density (1-3)
Value: Dense habitats
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
Habitat description
Value: Forest
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
First habitat
Value: F: Forest, secondary forest, swamp forest, tree-fall gaps, taiga, igapo, varzea
Units: rank
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Second habitat
Value: SV: Savanna, arid plains, wooded grassland, pampas, campos,
Units: rank
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Third habitat
Value: SH: Shrubland, scrub, secondary growth (with few trees), cerrado, campo, karoo, thickets, roadside growth, heaths, copses, hedgerow, vine tangle, caatinga, chaco
Units: rank
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Fourth habitat
Value: C: Sea coast, mangrove, estuary, bays, shores, fjords (only sea coast), coastal dune
Units: rank
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Food and feeding habits
Number of major food types consumed
Value: 4
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Source used for diet data
Value: 1
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Main food source
Value: Invertebrate
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Ecological Specialization Index
Value: 0.79588
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Foraging niche
Value: Invertivore glean arboreal
Source: Pigot et al. 2020
Trophic level
Value: Carnivore
Source: Pigot et al. 2020
Value: Carnivore
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
Trophic niche
Value: Invertivore
Source: Pigot et al. 2020
Value: Invertivore
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
Weight of fish in diet
Value: 0
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of fruits in diet
Value: 1
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of invertebrates in diet
Value: 7
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of land vertebrates in diet
Value: 1
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of miscellaneous in diet
Value: 0
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of nectar in diet
Value: 0
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of plant material in diet
Value: Trace
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of scavenging in diet
Value: 0
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Weight of seeds in diet
Value: 1
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Sum of the weighted diets
Value: 10
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Body measurements
Body mass
Value: 148.25
Range: 147 - 149.5
Units: g
Source: Myhrvold et al. 2015
Value: 147
Units: g
Source: Tobias et al. 2021
Value: 104
Units: g
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Body mass (females)
Value:
Range: 103 -
Units: g
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Body mass (males)
Value:
Range: 105 -
Units: g
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Body mass (sex unknown)
Value: 148.25
Range: 147 - 149.5
Units: g
Source: Myhrvold et al. 2015
Nest characteristics
Description of physical nest (shape, etc.)
Value: half cup, shallow
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Reproduction
Clutch size
Value:
Range: 2 - 2
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Value: 2
Range: 2 - 2
Units: n
Source: Myhrvold et al. 2015
Location where nests are constructed
Value: Tree
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
Behaviour
Inability to fly
Value: No
Source: Sekercioglu et al. 2025
References
- Birdlife. 2005. Worldbird Database.
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- P. Myhrvold, Nathan; Baldridge, Elita; Chan, Benjamin; Sivam, Dhileep; L. Freeman, Daniel; Ernest, S. K. Morgan (2016): An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Wiley. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3308127.v1 https://figshare.com/collections/An_amniote_life-history_database_to_perform_comparative_analyses_with_birds_mammals_and_reptiles/3308127
- Peter Lack. 2008. African Bird Club List of African Birds. http://africanbirdclub.org/resources/checklist.html
- Pigot, A.L., Sheard, C., Miller, E.T. et al. Macroevolutionary convergence connects morphological form to ecological function in birds. Nat Ecol Evol 4, 230–239 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1070-4
- Şekercioğlu, Ç.H., Kittelberger, K.D., Mota, F.M.M. et al. BIRDBASE: A Global Dataset of Avian Biogeography, Conservation, Ecology and Life History Traits. Sci Data 12, 1558 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05615-3
- Tobias, J. et al. 2022. AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ele.13898
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